* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the...

* GETTING INVOLVED runs periodically in the Daily Pilot on a rotating

basis. For information on adding your organization to this list, call

(949) 574-4298.

SERVICE CORPS OF

RETIRED EXECUTIVES

Join other business professionals to help small businesses succeed

by leading seminars and coaching entrepreneurs online. The corps is a

nonprofit charitable organization composed of 11,500 volunteer business mentors, both working and retired, who counsel businesses

from nearly 400 offices throughout the country. Call (714) 550-7369,

and ask for membership.

SERVING PEOPLE IN NEED

Serve as a guide for homeless families by helping them set goals

and maintain a basic budget. Bilingual skills needed. Orientation and

training provided. Theresa Rowe, (949) 757-1456.

SENIOR MEALS

AND SERVICES INC.

Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to homebound senior

citizens residing in Costa Mesa who are not able to prepare their own

meals and do not have anyone to prepare meals for them. Volunteers

are asked to donate at least one hour per week for a six-month

period. Substitute drivers are also needed to fill in for regular

drivers. (714) 840-6611 or (714) 891-0804.

SERVING PEOPLE IN NEED

Serving People in Need, also know as SPIN, is looking for

volunteers to help prepare sack meals for the homeless, assemble

hygiene kits, distribute meals and pick up food for preparation. SPIN

provides move-in costs for housing, case management and support

services to families leaving shelters. SPIN workers also serve as

family advisors or mentors and conducts workshops on budgeting and

more. Visit SPIN at 2900 Bristol St., Suite H-106, Costa Mesa. (714)

751-1101.

SHERMAN LIBRARY

& GARDENS

You could assist with the garden, work in the gift and tea shop or

become a docent guide for children and adults at Corona del Mar’s

botanical garden and historical research library. Stefanie

Kristiansen, (949) 673-2261.

SMALL BUSINESS

ASSISTANCE CENTER

The Small Business Assistance Center of Orange Coast College needs

volunteers to advise small business owners in finance, accounting,

law, marketing, sales, human resources and other areas. (714)

432-5916.

SOUTH COAST

LITERACY COUNCIL

Volunteer ttors are needed to meet a demand for literacy and

English as a second language classes. Students are taught English

reading, writing and speaking skills at their own level in small

groups or one on one. Mary Fitzgerald, (949) 458-8664.